Zwift Beta for Android Now Available

Big news for Zwifters today as Zwift Beta for Android is now available. While not nearly as polished as Zwift for iOS, it is a very functional beta version which will surely be improved over time as beta users test and send feedback to Zwift support.

With this announcement Zwift takes a big step towards making it that much easier to start riding and running indoors. Availability on the Android platform means a dramatic increase in the number of people who can have Zwift at their fingertips using a device they already own.

Speaking of devices: it is not yet clear which Android devices are capable of running Zwift. The app description simple says “… we will only be supporting devices with higher-end graphics processors.” My guess is that, like running Zwift on a PC, users may need to simply install and test to see how good the experience is on their specific phone or tablet.

Here are more details from the Google Play listing:

Thank you for trying Zwift Beta for Android. Zwift has a fairly high requirement for our world full of Zwifters to run smoothly, so we will only be supporting devices with higher-end graphics processors. Since Android devices exist across a broad spectrum of performance, we need your help testing against your devices. Simply giving it a try will allow us to monitor how the software performs, and if you have additional feedback please email beta@zwift.com.

One last thing – we do know of several major outstanding issues, and we’re actively working to resolve them. They include:

For trainers that emit power and cadence, cadence is approximated

Trainer resistance not reliable across all trainers

Trainer spin-down not supported

In-game screenshots not supported

Some heart rate monitors may not work

ANT+ not yet supported on Samsung devices

Entering text into Zwift may require 2 taps into the text field to activate keyboard….

SUPPORTED BLUETOOTH HARDWARE:

Cycling Power Meters

Cycling Speed Sensor (for non-smart trainers)

Cycling Cadence Sensor (optional)

Smart Trainers

Running footpods

Select Bluetooth 4.0 Treadmills

Heart Rate strap (optional)

SUPPORTED BICYCLE TRAINERS:

Wahoo KICKR & SNAP

Tacx Smart models

Elite B+ models

Kurt Kinetic inRide

Kurt Kinetic Smart

Cycleops Bluetooth models

All classic (non-smart) trainers, with use of a Bluetooth speed sensor

It doesn’t show up in the play store for me (Item not found) when I go there from the web page version of the play store and choose ‘Open in play store app’. Is any special action required? I’m in the UK.

Think I’ve figured out why – when I look in the Play Store on my desktop it shows up and says that it’s “incompatible with all of your devices”. In my case an old Samsung tablet and a budget Moto G4 phone. Not surprising really!

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